Politics

Tunisia issues arrest warrant for ex-presidential candidate Nabil Karoui

Tunis – Tunisia issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former presidential candidate Nabil Karoui and his brother, authorities said,... Read more

1 Sep, 2021

Politics

Libya minister raises possibility of delayed elections

Algiers – Libya’s foreign minister on Tuesday refused to exclude the possibility that general elections set for December may have... Read more

1 Sep, 2021

News

‘No evidence’ Guinean woman in Ivory Coast had Ebola, says WHO

Abidjan – There is “no evidence” that a Guinean woman who tested positive for Ebola after arriving in neighbouring Ivory... Read more

1 Sep, 2021

News

DRC court upholds rape convictions of 19 police, soldiers

Bukavu – A Congolese military court has upheld the rape convictions of eight policemen and 11 soldiers, a court official... Read more

1 Sep, 2021

Politics

Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels looting aid supplies, US agency says

Nairobi – Rebels in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region have been looting aid warehouses, the US aid agency said on... Read more

1 Sep, 2021

News

Cyril Ramaphosa’s ex-spokesperson Khusela Diko redeployed after PPE graft probe

Johannesburg – The ex-spokesperson of South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, on leave since July 2020 over alleged links to unlawful... Read more

1 Sep, 2021

News

Kenya hails anti-poaching efforts in first wildlife census

Nairobi – Kenya has hailed its efforts to crack down on poaching as it released the results of the... Read more

31 Aug, 2021

Politics

Over 7 000 schools damaged by Tigray war… 1.42m students unable to attend classes

Addis Ababa – More than 7 000 schools have been damaged as a result of the expanding conflict in Ethiopia,... Read more

31 Aug, 2021

Politics

‘Islamist militants’ kidnap 11 children in northeastern DRC

Bunia – Eleven children aged nine to 17, including five girls, have been kidnapped by presumed Islamist rebels in... Read more

31 Aug, 2021

Sport

South Africa’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker Dale Steyn retires

Johannesburg – Dale Steyn, South Africa’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker, announced his retirement from all cricket on Tuesday. Steyn, 38,... Read more

31 Aug, 2021